Dining out offers a level of convenience when you don’t have the time to prepare a home-cooked meal. But eating fast food can be expensive and isn’t beneficial for your long-term health.

Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that prices at "limited-service restaurants" increased by an average of 3.2% between August 2024 and August 2025, surpassing inflation.

WalletHub released a new report to determine where fast food purchases cost people the largest amount of their income. To gather this data, researchers evaluated the prices of fast-food burgers, fried chicken sandwiches and pizza in 100 of the largest U.S. cities.

Top cities spending the most on fast food

Why you should care: After assessing the cost of the major fast food meals, WalletHub, then calcul

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